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So I tried to post a picture using the way Jack Mayer has setup. That does not want work. Will keep trying.
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More interested how you built the back of the truck bed. Meaning how are ramps attached, length, ramps must be made of steel to handle weight. thanks.
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I had to get ready for trip tomorrow. Not taking the truck. I will see what I can find. If you look at the picture on the left, you can see how the Jeeps tucks up towards the rear of the cab. Also you can see the rear axle of the jeep, compared to the axles on the truck. Will see if I can find some existing pictures, as that shows in detail how I designed and built the bed.
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X2 what Phil wrote. It would likely save you a lot of work, and maybe some $$, to find a 23k# rated axle. Nearly all the newer trucks with an air tag use that as their drive axle. Also, don't forget that even with a heavier axle, your tires might not be up to the task. So many details......
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Some Meritor axles can be converted to a locker with little to no modification, by just swapping the carrier, since some of their tandem sets uses on of their single rears as the rearmost tandem axle. Few if any Eaton axles can be converted to a locker without modification, because they use two unique axles in their tandem axle sets. In your case, though, with the chances of overloading a single axle being high, you definitely don't want to go with a 19k or 20k axle from the rear of a tandem axle set anyway. Try to find someone that has a 23k or heavier single axle with an appropriate axle ratio, a locker, and the suspension to match, and might possibly even take your tandem axles in trade.
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